Alex Heuer
“St. Louis on the Air” Executive ProducerAlex Heuer joined St. Louis Public Radio in 2012 and is the executive producer of St. Louis on the Air. Alex grew up in the St. Louis area. He began his public radio career as a student reporter at Tri States Public Radio in Macomb, Illinois and worked for a few years at Iowa Public Radio. Alex graduated summa cum laude from Western Illinois University with a degree in history and earned a teaching certificate in 6 - 12th grade social studies. In 2016, he earned a Master of Public Policy Administration with a focus in nonprofit organization management and leadership from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. He has won local and national awards for reporting and producing and his stories have been featured nationally on Morning Edition and All Things Considered.
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The Des Peres-based Gateway Creative Broadcasting Inc. is one step closer to buying community radio station KDHX. -
Since finishing up as runner-up on “The Voice” in 2023, Ruby Leigh has performed at the Grand Ole Opry and with her favorite rock band, Green Day. -
The two-year, $140 million expansion and renovation forced the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra to perform at different venues the past two seasons. -
The Journey to Justice festival in Kiener Plaza will feature live music and “fountain-side” conversations. -
St. Louis has deep religious and cultural ties to the Catholic Church. -
Steve Templeton, the chief meteorologist at First Alert 4, moved to St. Louis in March 2006. Since that time, he's become one of the most respected meteorologists in St. Louis. -
Susan Polgar led Webster University’s chess team from 2012 to 2021. With her at the helm, the school won five straight Final Four national chess championships. -
Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage and poet and writer Ruby Aiyo Gerber discuss co-writing the opera, “This House,” which has its world premiere on May 31 at Opera Theatre of St. Louis. -
Jason Cerrano got the idea for the SAM Control System about 15 years ago while working a house fire for the Pattonville Fire Protection District. The system is used in more than 120 fire departments in the U.S. -
Arlo Landolt was born and raised in Madison County, Illinois. He attended a one-room country schoolhouse where eight grades were taught by one teacher. -
Before he was part of World Series, NBA Finals, Super Bowl and Olympics broadcasts, Bob Costas got his start at KMOX in 1974. -
Journalist Danny Spewak details Charlie Peete’s life in, “Cardinal Dreams: The Legacy of Charlie Peete and a Life Cut Short.” Peete died in a plane crash while on his way to play winter baseball.
